Internet Marketing Basics
If you are brand new to the Internet business, you might be thinking,
"There has to be an easier way to do all this."
Even if you are "over the hump" and have a few things going, that
question might still be part of your thoughts once in a while.
There are many offers out there which can't wait to sell you
something which appears to answer that question! I am here to tell
you, there are no shortcuts to an Internet marketing business; finding
success the old fashioned way (working very hard), is the only
method that works! Read my Internet blog for information about scams and directions you should not go!
Here are a few typical ways I see people wasting time and money:
1. Canned Websites: Can't make a site? No problem! Just buy one
already done! Uhh...can you spell "duplicate content". If you
didn't know, that term means your site will be on page zillion 50
of the Google search results!
2. AdSense (or affiliate) Sites Generator: Don't have time to
create a lot of sites? No problem! Just buy a product, fill in a
few blanks, and push a button and WALLA - Instant sites! For this
one, can you spell SPAM and DUPLICATE CONTENT! By the way, my
AdSense Connection details for you the steps required to build an
AdSense business. I must warn you though; there is nothing quick or
easy about the initial process. You will have to supply some of
that "old fashioned work" we've been talking about!
http://www.WeberInternetMarketing.com/Tools/AdsenseConnection
3. Article Generator: No time for writing all that super important
content? Just buy a product that does it itself! Yeah, right. More
duplicate content plus the content reads like a Martian wrote it!
4. Free Sites: This is a REAL pet peeve of mine! Please don't be
one of those people who won't even commit ten bucks a year for a
domain and a few dollars a month for real hosting! Putting time and
effort into a free site which is usually not even your own domain
is a HUGE waste of time! Buy your own hosting and your own domain!! Learn how to FTP so you can have your own site and not rely on wizards!
Same goes for free blog sites. If you want a blog, have your own
host! Every large host now makes it very easy to set up your own
blog. There is no reason to use a free site with a new Internet business!
5. The following are a complete waste of money too. I won't go into
all the details on each, but trust me, they are all worthless to you.
- Buying a huge "email blast" to ten zillion email addresses
- Paying to be included in 1000's of search engines
- Paying $49.99 (or something like that) for "SEO" services to rank
on the first page of Google.
- Paying to have "a thousand" incoming links by tomorrow (whether
one-way or exchanges)
- Buying a link or a banner which is guaranteed to have "10,000
hits a month"
- AdWords is a powerful tool, but NOT in the hands of beginners! PayPerClick is a lot tougher than it may seem!
Plus, don't do ANYTHING which might get your site banned for! Read about these poor SEO techniques which not only don't work, but may cause Google to BAN your site!
I hope you haven't wasted any money or time on these five areas. If
you have (or are), cut your losses and get back to the basics. I am
living proof that a person can be very successful in Internet
marketing with just the basics:
- A solid foundation of SEO (search engine optimization) and a few
other marketing skills plus a real passion for Internet marketing!
- Basic web design skills (NOTHING fancy is required)
- The means or ability to create plenty of original content.
It won't come fast or easy. But I promise that the basic principles
of Internet marketing applied with Relentless Focused Action will
result in great success for you!
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